Prof. V.P. Gupta Director Rau’s IAS Study Circle, New Delhi – Jaipur – Bengaluru In June 2018, Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin reported that India has registered a significant decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) recording a 22% reduction in such deaths since 2013. The MMR stood at 167 in 2011-2013 and has seen a […]
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Indian National Movement
Non-Cooperation Movement Gandhi’s Role as Non-Cooperator The year 1919 left India highly discontented. The Rowlatt Act, the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre and the martial law in Punjab had belied people’s hope in the British Government. The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms (1919) with their ill-considered scheme of Dyarchy did not satisfy many. The Indian Muslims were incensed to discover […]
Failure Is The Stepping Stone To Success
No one wants to fail. Especially as a job aspirant, when the stakes are so high that a failure would set you back multiple years, you really don’t want to fail. However, failure remains an undisputed reality of life unfortunately and can’t be wished away. It remains an undeniable reality in our professional and educational […]
ECONOMIC REFORMS
“The economy is the start and end of everything. You can’t have a successful educational reform or any other reform if you don’t have a strong economy.” —David Cameron Money might not be everything, but it definitely is something. Karl Marx, in his theory of economic determinism, stated that the entire society rests on the […]
DIGITAL INDIA – The Real Empowerment
Technology. Yes. The global trend as of the 21st century. Technology has numerous uses. So much so that, we cannot even imagine our world without it. The most developed countries are the ones which have developed their infrastructure and tapped the resources available with them to the maximum extent. Now, in order to develop our […]
CURSE OF DOWRY SYSTEM
Marriage is defined as a legally recognised union of two people as partners in a personal relationship, which brings about joy and happiness and is a celebration of a start to a new family. But it also brings along the social evil called the Dowry System and there is no doubt that it is still […]
Constitution Of India
The Background Establishment Of A Constituent Assembly The demand for the establishment of a Constituent Assembly was first embodied in a resolution of the Indian National Congress passed at its Faizpur session on December 8, 1936. The same demand was further raised by the provincial legislatures where the Congress had a majority. But this was […]
CHOOSING A CAREER
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day”. These age-old and wise words of Confucius are of prime relevance even today. People are often frustrated and dissatisfied with their work life. The root of all these evils can be traced to wrong career decisions. Life has become tougher and […]
India’s Inspiring Chess Story
As you would be already knowing, there was a shock and awe in the world of chess after India put up a collective show of strength with their performance at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, on September 23, 2024. It was such a manifestation of overwhelming power and a spectacular display of force […]
Swim Through Your Preparations Like Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Ederle
You must have heard almost every topper of the UPSC CSE talking about the need for a dedicated and focused approach towards preparing for the most challenging and prestigious exam. What do you make out of the two words—dedication and focus—often repeated? Where do the two qualities in your preparation come from? How can one […]